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Total structural determination of alloyed Au15.37Cu16.63(S-Adm)20 nanoclusters with double superatomic chains

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Creation of active water-splitting photocatalysts by controlling cocatalysts using atomically precise metal nanoclusters

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Elucidation of the electronic structures of thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters by electrochemical measurements

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Controlling magnetism of Au133(TBBT)52 nanoclusters at single electron level and implication for nonmetal to metal transition

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Controlled colloidal metal nanoparticles and nanoclusters: recent applications as cocatalysts for improving photocatalytic water-splitting activity

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Toward the creation of high-performance heterogeneous catalysts by controlled ligand desorption from atomically precise metal nanoclusters

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Controlled aggregation of Pt/PtH/Rh/RhH doped silver superatomic nanoclusters into 16-electron supermolecules

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Synergistic effects of atomically precise Au-based bimetallic nanocluster on energy-related small molecule catalysis

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Unlocking the catalytic activity of an eight-atom gold cluster with a Pd atom

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Alloy Clusters: Precise Synthesis and Mixing Effects

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Promoting Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction by Tuning the Properties of Cocatalysts

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Chemistry A European J, 2023, 29
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CeO2 Supported Gold Nanocluster Catalysts for CO Oxidation: Surface Evolution Influenced by the Ligand Shell

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ChemCatChem, 2022, 14
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Supported, ∼1-nm-Sized Platinum Clusters: Controlled Preparation and Enhanced Catalytic Activity

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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2021, 94, 2853
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A Review of State of the Art in Phosphine Ligated Gold Clusters and Application in Catalysis

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Advanced Science, 2022, 9
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Thiolato Protected Copper Sulfide Cluster with the Tentative Composition Cu74S15(2-PET)45

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Programmable kernel structures of atomically precise metal nanoclusters for tailoring catalytic properties

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Synthesis and structure of Au19Ag4(S-Adm)15 nanocluster: Polymorphs and optical properties

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Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021, 32, 565
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[Cu81(PhS)46(tBuNH2)10(H)32]3+ Reveals the Coexistence of Large Planar Cores and Hemispherical Shells in High-Nuclearity Copper Nanoclusters

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The Ligand‐Exchange Reactions of Rod‐Like Au25‐nMn (M=Au, Ag, Cu, Pd, Pt) Nanoclusters with Cysteine – A Density Functional Theory Study

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Two‐Orders‐of‐Magnitude Enhancement of Photoinitiation Activity via a Simple Surface Engineering of Metal Nanoclusters

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Staggered Assembly of a Dimeric Au13 Cluster: Impacts on Coupling of Geometric Isomerism

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Deep Learning Framework for Atomic-Level Design and Presynthesis Prediction of Coinage-Metal Nanoclusters

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Deepening the Understanding of Thiolate-Protected Metal Clusters Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

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Rh–Sb Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Studies of the Atomically Precise [Rh20Sb3(CO)36]3– and [Rh21Sb2(CO)38]5– Carbonyl Compounds

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Vertex‐Shared Linear Superatomic Molecules: Stepping Stones to Novel Materials Composed of Noble Metal Clusters

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Small Science, 2023, 3
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Construction of Tunable Single-Atom Sites on Metal-Oxo Clusters for Enhanced CO2 Photoreduction

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Development and Functionalization of Visible-Light-Driven Water-Splitting Photocatalysts

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Assembling Au4 Tetrahedra to 2D and 3D Superatomic Crystals Based on Superatomic-Network Model

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One-, Two-, and Three-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters

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Oxygen Electrocatalysis by [Au25(SR)18]: Charge, Doping, and Ligand Removal Effect

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Size-Focusing Synthetic Process and Properties of [Au25Cu8(S-Adam)19(PPh3)5]+ Nanocluster

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Thiolate‐Protected Metal Nanoclusters: Recent Development in Synthesis, Understanding of Reaction, and Application in Energy and Environmental Field

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